ὑποδεής: Difference between revisions

|Definition=(A), ές, (δέομαι) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">somewhat deficient, inferior;</b> used only in Comp. <b class="b3">ὑποδεέστερος</b>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">I</span> of persons, <b class="b2">lower in degree</b>, <span class="bibl">Hdt.1.91</span>, <span class="bibl">134</span>; κυνίδια τῶν ἀνθρώπων καὶ τῇ γνώμῃ καὶ τῇ γλώσσῃ ὑ. <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Oec.</span> 13.8</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">b</span> [[younger]], PMasp.23.16 (vi A. D.), <span class="bibl"><span class="title">PLond.</span>5.1708.37</span> (vi A. D.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> of things, <b class="b3">ἐκ πολλῷ ὑποδεεστέρων</b> with [[resources]] much [[inferior]], <span class="bibl">Th.2.89</span>; <b class="b3">αὐτὸς ἑωυτοῦ ῥέει -έστερος</b>, of the Nile, <span class="bibl">Hdt.2.25</span>; τέχνη ἐκείνης -τέρα <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>289e</span>; <b class="b3">δηλοῦται . . ὑποδεέστερα ὄντα τῆς φήμης</b> [[inferior]] to report, i. e. exaggerated, <span class="bibl">Th.1.11</span>; <b class="b3">ἔστι δὲ τοῦτο ὑ</b>., of bee-bread, <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">HA</span>623b24</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> Adv. -εστέρως <span class="bibl">Th.8.87</span>, <span class="bibl">Antipho 4.4.6</span>: neut. pl. <b class="b3">ὑποδεέστερα</b> as Adv., <span class="bibl">Id.3.3.9</span>.</span><br /><span class="bld">ὑποδεής</span> (B), ές, (δέος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">somewhat fearful</b>, Hsch., Phot., Suid.</span>